In the shrine courtyard, Hoshino waited in silence. Factoring in the time Emperor would spend being shocked and weeping bitterly, as well as idiot Croissant's reaction time, then subtracting the Immortal's travel time, the timing should have been just right.
She should be here by now.
Yet a lonely wind blew past the mountain gate, and no one came to visit the shrine.
"Did the penguin cry for too long?"
She muttered to herself.
That shouldn't be the case. It wasn't as though his records had been smashed. In Emperor's eyes, his wine collection was far less precious than his prized records; at most, it was merely an accessory.
Upon hearing it involved her, shouldn't they have rushed over immediately?
Hoshino wasn't impatient.
She continued waiting.
The sound of a car braking sharply came from outside the mountain gate. There were four sounds of car doors closing, which meant everyone from Penguin Logistics should be here. Still, the car only had four doors, so Hoshino didn't know whether Sora, who had been busy with idol activities, had come.
"Fox!"
Emperor's voice was hoarse. One could tell at once that he had cried for a long time. Such grief even made Hoshino feel a little regretful.
"Who exactly is that man?"
Fine, now she didn't regret it in the slightest.
Hoshino turned around and looked at Emperor, who had come to demand an explanation. Her gaze was naturally filled with confusion. "What are you talking about? There's nothing in Yae Shrine but cute girls."
"That gray-haired man in a white suit! He smashed all the wine in my cellar with one punch, and even wrecked the wine I had stored in the basement! I'm so mad, ahhhhhhh!!"
"Hm?"
Hoshino's expression suddenly grew grave.
"Long gray hair?"
"Her eyes were blue, too.